heres the story: downtown brooklyn looking for a spot finally found an empty spot and took it. due to vehicles double parked i had to maneuver in the only way in, namely backwards. now not believing my good luck at finding such a prime spot i went over to a nearby "officer" to see if my spot indeed is a good spot. no he says its reserved for official vehicles. im parked in front of the brooklyn supreme court. ok no problem ill move. then he looks at my car backwards and demads to see my license and registration. my license is lost i explain to him so he takes my passport instead. officer asks for passport then i give passport. but now hes calling police and its evident he is no police officer but a court officer. still he wont release my passport. police arrive, survey the scene and write out 2 tickets 1 for being backwards and 1 for operating without a license which in the process we discover is also recently expired. now the police officer says i am not permitted to drive away but he instructs the court officer to not tow my vehicle till 5 pm giving me a few hours to restore my license or find someone to drive it for me. my friend arrived 4ish car was towed.
can i sue the court officer (or court) for the cost of the tickets and the cost to take my car out of impound? if he hadn't held onto my passport this would have all been avoided, was he allowed to take and hold onto my passport?
also the court officer demeanor was unprofessional and he seemed racially motivated, how can i file a complaint? any advice please, thankYou
can i sue the court officer (or court) for the cost of the tickets and the cost to take my car out of impound? if he hadn't held onto my passport this would have all been avoided, was he allowed to take and hold onto my passport?
also the court officer demeanor was unprofessional and he seemed racially motivated, how can i file a complaint? any advice please, thankYou